PHOTOS: Wake Forest falls 74-48 to Louisville in quarterfinals of ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith (10) and Wake Forest guard Alexandria Scruggs (32) scramble for a loose ball in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith (10) and Louisville forward Olivia Cochran (44) apply pressure to Wake Forest forward Demeara Hinds (25) in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest head coach Megan Gebbia speaks with a referee in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Alexandria Scruggs (32) moves around the defense of Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith (10) in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville forward Liz Dixon (22) blocks a shot by Wake Forest forward Demeara Hinds (25) in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville forward Olivia Cochran (44) collides with Wake Forest guard Elise Williams (21) in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Elise Williams (21) shoots over Louisville forward Nyla Harris (2) in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Elise Williams (21) shoots in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest head coach Megan Gebbia directs her team in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest forward Demeara Hinds (25) reacts to a call in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville head coach Jeff Walz directs his team in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Elise Williams (21) grabs a rebound in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville guard Mykasa Robinson (5) and Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear (24) vie or the ball in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest forward Olivia Summiel (20) moves around the defense of Louisville forward Nyla Harris (2) in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Elise Williams (21) moves around the defense of Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith (10) in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith (10) and Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear (24) vie for the ball in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest head coach Megan Gebbia disputes a call in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville forward Liz Dixon (22) shoots with pressure from Wake Forest forward Demeara Hinds (25) in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Wake Forest Deacons, 74-48.
Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear (24) goes in for a shot while pressured by Louisville forward Olivia Cochran (44) and Louisville guard Mykasa Robinson (5) in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Alyssa Andrews (0) and Louisville forward Liz Dixon (22) reach for a rebound in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest head coach Megan Gebbia speaks with her team in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville forward Olivia Cochran (44) shoots over Wake Forest forward Olivia Summiel (20) in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Wake Forest Deacons, 74-48.
Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear (24) shoots over Louisville forward Liz Dixon (22) in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith (10) looks for an opening while pressured by Wake Forest forward Olivia Summiel (20) in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear (24) moves around Louisville defense in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear (24) shoots over Louisville guard Norika Konno (11) in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear (24) walks off the court in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Louisville forward Alexia Mobley (23) and Louisville center Josie Williams (40) celebrate in the second half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
GREENSBORO — Early in the first quarter of Wake Forest's game against fourth-seeded Louisville, the video screen above the playing floor at the Greensboro Coliseum showed a promo for the school featuring the late Muhammad Ali. The Cardinals apparently channeled Ali's energy, because they scored a knockout against 12th-seeded Demon Deacons.